History

Cheryl grew up on the civilian merchant freighter MS Charlotte. Her parents were the owners and operators of the freighter and raised Cheryl along with her older brother, Horace, and younger sister, Chelsea, on-board. Cheryl was well-versed in starship operation by her early teen years.

Cheryl managed to pass the Federation's mandatory secondary school exit exams and continued to serve on her parents' ship as an engineer for another two years. At the age of 19, she had a falling out with her parents and enlisted in Starfleet.

Cheryl did not excel in basic training, but she did manage to pass the course of training in the regularly allotted time. Her technical skills were far advanced compared to her testing scores upon enlistment, but she was nearly recycled due to poor performance in physical fitness assessments.

Upon completion of basic training, Cheryl was assigned to the Starship Engineering School for training as an Engineer's Mate. Cheryl excelled at the technical aspects of training and was lauded by her instructors.

At the age of 23, Cheryl was assigned to the USS Independence. Within six months, she had attained certification as a watch stander and was promoted from Crewman Second Class to Crewman First Class. Over the course of the next eighteen months, she earned two more promotions to Petty Officer Second Class.

At the age of 25, Cheryl was reassigned to the USS Southern Cross as an Engineer's Mate First Class.-Service Record
USS Independence, Engineer's Mate
USS Southern Cross, Engineer's Mate